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...three-pointers by Columbia guard Carey Brooke stoked a 9-0 run by the Lions to end the half with Harvard up 29-26.The Lions exhibited resilience in the second half, keeping Harvard within six points in the first 10 minutes of the period with staunch defense. Columbia also showed that it had polished its long-range artillery during halftime, going 9-of-20 from deep after the break. Three-pointers accounted for 27 of the Lions’ 39 second-half points, but could not match Harvard’s strong 47 percent field-goal shooting for the game.Four Crimson...
...keep it going.” Overall, Goffredo carried the Crimson in the first half. With second option Drew Housman struggling to open the game—he shot 1-of-4 in the first half—Goffredo shouldered the offensive load, scoring 17 of Harvard’s 37 first-half points on 5-of-9 shooting with three three-pointers. In the second half, despite increased pressure from the Big Red defense, Goffredo continued to thrive, posting 15 points. Several of his second-half three-pointers were from well behind the arc, silencing a rowdy student section...
...missed layup with a scoop shot to tie the game at 77 with just over a minute to play.With Harvard in need of a big play, the entire arena expected the ball to go to either Goffredo, who had been unconscious all night, or Housman, who already had 15 second-half points under his belt. But instead, the offense found an unlikely crunch-time outlet. Junior forward Brad Unger received the ball wide open behind the arc and decided to spot up and shoot instead of swinging the ball to a heavily-guarded Goffredo. Unger, who is something...
...108th game and his last half of basketball for the Crimson, Goffredo was clearly looking for the ball in an effort to will the team to victory with a shooting hot streak. He shot 7-of-11 in the period, including a trio of three-pointers, to net 17 second-half points and keep the game close.But Harvard was not able to get a stop when it most needed one—whenever the Crimson cut the lead down within striking range, the Lions would score on their next possession, establishing a sense of futility about the comeback bid. Fittingly...
...inside became beating guys off the dribble more than it became feeding the ball into the low post. They were effective defensively swarming into the low-post area.” Without any interior presence to speak of, the bulk of the pressure to bring Harvard back from its second-half deficit was placed on the shoulders of the Crimson’s two standout guards, captain Jim Goffredo and sophomore Drew Housman. But the Bears defense was able to load up on the perimeter without worrying about being hurt down low, especially after it had decoded Harvard?...